The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)

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The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 9, 2004
Recorded1989–2004
Genre Punk rock
Length61:24
Label Epitaph
Producer Brett Gurewitz, Donnell Cameron, Ryan Greene
NOFX chronology
The War on Errorism
(2003)
The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)
(2004)
Never Trust a Hippy
(2006)
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The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) is a greatest hits compilation album released on November 9, 2004 by NOFX consisting of previously released songs that have been cleaned up and restored using a more recent technology. Some songs were even re-mixed for the compilation.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Fat Mike.

  1. "Dinosaurs Will Die" ( Pump Up the Valuum )
  2. "Linoleum" ( Punk in Drublic )
  3. "Bob" ( White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean )
  4. "The Separation of Church and Skate" ( The War on Errorism )
  5. "Murder the Government" ( So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes )
  6. "Bleeding Heart Disease" ( Heavy Petting Zoo )
  7. "Bottles to the Ground" ( Pump Up The Valuum )
  8. "180 Degrees" ( So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes )
  9. "Party Enema" ( Surfer EP)
  10. "What's the Matter With Kids Today" ( Heavy Petting Zoo )
  11. "Reeko" ( Punk in Drublic )
  12. "Stickin In My Eye" ( White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean )
  13. "All Outta Angst" ( So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes )
  14. "Leave It Alone" ( Punk in Drublic )
  15. "Green Corn" ( Ribbed )
  16. "The Longest Line" ( The Longest Line EP)
  17. "Thank God It's Monday" ( Pump Up The Valuum )
  18. "The Idiots Are Taking Over" ( The War On Errorism )
  19. "Don't Call Me White" ( Punk in Drublic )
  20. "Day To Daze" ( S&M Airlines )
  21. "Soul Doubt" ( White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean )
  22. "Philthy Phil Philanthropist" ( Heavy Petting Zoo )
  23. "Shut Up Already" ( Liberal Animation )
  24. "It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite" ( So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes )
  25. "Franco Un-American" ( The War On Errorism )
  26. "Kill All The White Man" ( The Longest Line EP)
  27. "Wore Out The Soles Of My Party Boots" (previously unreleased)

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)
Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 98
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [3] 26

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References

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